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despicable
adjective
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Definition of despicable:

despicable (adjective):
deserving contempt
morally reprehensible.
deserving to be despised so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation

Synonyms for despicable:

pitiabledetestableeviluglyscurvyhatefuldirtylameabominablesorry
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Antonyms for despicable:

sensationalexemplaryimpeccableprestigiousexquisiteupliftingquaintconsideratedependableirreprehensible
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